Dental

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: ˈdÉ›ntəɫ
• GenAm IPA: /ˈdÉ›n(t)É™l/
• Hyphenation: den + tal
• Rhymes: -É›ntÉ™l

Origin

From Middle French dental, from Medieval Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns ("tooth"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁d-ent- ("tooth"), participle of Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- ("eat"), perhaps from an older sense "bite". From Sanskrit - दन्तः.

Full definition of dental

Adjective

1. Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.
2. Of or concerning dentistry.
3. (phonetics) Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to teeth) toothly, teethly

Related terms

• dentist
• dentulous
• edentulous

Noun

1. (veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

Synonyms

• (cleaning and polishing of animal's teeth) prophy

Anagrams

• lanted